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Photo Friday on a Saturday

I realize I haven’t posted in a week or two. I have several posts in my head, they just haven’t quite made it to the computer screen. Mostly because I am OBSESSED with my new camera! That’s right, I finally was able to purchase the camera I have been saving up for for months!!! In fact, I was able to purchase a better camera for a few reasons. 1) I was saving for a package option with the Nikon D5200. After some research I realized I didn’t need all the extras that were added to the package. 2) The Nikon D7100 came out in the midst of my saving spree causing the price of the D7000 to drop a little. 3) My awesome sister-in-law (who is an AMAZING photographer) sent me to a site called kenrockwell.com. Many fantastic reviews and tips are shared by Ken Rockwell, a long time photographer. On the site he mentioned that Adorama had refurbished Nikon D7000’s for a really great price.

I was excited because I thought eventually I would upgrade to the D7000. God has blessed me even sooner than I imagined. I did much more research before I actually purchased. I had to figure out warranties, lenses, and what all I actually needed to buy. Adorama has an awesome customer service department on hand to chat and help figure out these questions. So, after days and days and days of obsessive researching, I decided on a refurbished Nikon D7000 with a Nikkor 35mm lens (I already own a 18mm-55mm zoom lens) and a 2 year warranty for the camera for under what I was going to spend on the D5200!!!!

After one long week of waiting for it to arrive, my camera and I have finally started to get to know one another. I have a subscription to lynda.com that has been teaching me about my camera, photography in general, and Photoshop. The more I learn the more I realize I have so much to learn. This is why I haven’t been blogging. Most of my free time (when the kids are sleeping) is spent studying and playing with my new camera. I will try and remedy that…but be ready for lots and lots of photos.

Here are some of the first batch on the new camera with the little bit of editing I’ve learned so far: